A review by cristalmh
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

4.5

Emoni is living an adults life as a teen. She has a child. She works to help support her family. Her grandma is raising her. Emoni tries her best in school. She tries to keep her head low and works hard. She has always had a love of cooking. The school adds a cooking class as an elective that includes a trip to Spain. Emoni has to harness her cooking powers and use her fund raising brain to make it all happen. Regular problems between the father of her child and her. Emoni also has a best friend who is very creative. A new kid starts school and immediately is enamored with Emoni. 

Enjoyed the book so very much. From Emoni trying to reach her goals to her relationships with others. Her trip to Spain is so meaningful and reminds me of when I went to Europe after high school. 

Lots of great quotes 

We all smile at Babygirl, who shows off her teeth as if she knows she has a coven of women holding her down, and that she can be anything and everything we dream for her.

if anyone can take ingredients that shouldn't work and make something delicious out of them, it's you.

Malachi and I have talked about his dream to start a practice back in his hood. He insists they need more people from home trying to help home

3. Bake the bread for the entirety of Bad
Bunny's last album.